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WEATHER STRIP. No. 368,151. Patented Aug.9,1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. JAMES, OF \VABASH, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF 'IWVO-THIRDS TO FRANCIS H. LOXVRY AND GEORGE XV. BLAIR, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

WEATHER-STRIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 368,151, dated August 9, 1887.

Application filed DceemherIlO, I884. Renewed January 3, 1887. Serial No. 223,816. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, OiLinLns II. Jmrns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vabash, in the county of \Vabash and State of In diana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in eather-Strips, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention consists in providing a weather-strip with curved flat-metal guards, adapted to be embedded into the strip without n'ailsor screws, in such a manner as to protect the ends of the strip from wear or injury.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a rear view in perspective of the improved weather-strip detached from the door. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the same when attached to a door. Fig. 3 is a front view in perspective of one end of the Weatherstrip, and Fig. L is 2c a detail view of a guide-piece used in connection with Weatherstrip.

A represents a door, and 13 represents a molding, which is applied to the lower side of the door in the usual manner, and which is rabbeted on its lower side, as at C. To the lower side of the tongue D is pivoted a strip, E, by means of staples F. Flat springs G are placed in the rabbeted port-ion of the molding and bear against the upper edge of the pivoted 3o strip and serve to keep said strip normally in position. (Shown in solid lines in Fig. 1.)

In order to limit the movement of the strip, I secure depending U shaped keepers H to the rear sides of the molding and hooks I to the 5 upper edge of the pivotedstrip. These hooks project into the keepers and bear against the curved lower portions of said keepers when the door is open and the strip is in its normal position. The keepers are arranged cent-rally These guardstrips K are bent so as to conform to the shape 5 of the weather-strip, and are provided with curved hooked ends, which are embedded in the ends of the strip. This construction of the guard-strips enables them to be applied to the weather-strip without the use of nails or screws. Fig. 4 illustrates a curved metal guide, which is secured to the casing or sill of door-frames.

It is curved and angular.

The operation of the device is as follows: IVhen the door is opened the spring G, acting on the rear portion of the strip E, raises the forward end thereof, and so prevents it from coming in contact with the floor or sill during the swinging of the door. The hooks I, moving in the guide-keepers II, permit the free movement of the strip E on its hinges, and also limit the upward movement of the forward edge of the strip. \Vhen the door is closed the metal guard-strips K on the ends of the strip come in contact with the curved guidepieces L on the casing, which turn the strip downward, so as to close the crack beneath the door.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- The molding B, attached to a door, said molding being rabbeted or hollowed out on its lower side next the door, and a weather-strip,

E, hinged to the lower part of the molding and extending beneath the hollowed part thereof, in combination with springs G, located in the hollowed part of the molding and bearing against the weather-strip, guide-keepers II, supported by the. molding, and hooks I, attached to the strip, which cooperate with said keepers to limit the movement of the strip, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. JAMES.

Vitnessesr WM. HAZEN, W. D. CALDWELL. 

